3rd Tank Destroyer Group

Unit History: Unit was activated at Camp Bowie, TX, on Mar. 30, 1942. The unit moved to Camp Pickett, VA, on June 18, 1943, and then to Fort Dix, NJ, on Sept. 2, 1943. The unit was prepared for overseas shipment at Camp Shanks, NY, on Oct. 14, 1943, and shipped from the New York Port of Embarkation on Oct. 21, 1943. Arrived in England on Nov. 2, 1943, and later shipped to France, landing on Jun. 8, 1944. Supported the V Corps and acted as their Anti-Tank Section. The unit moved into Belgium on Sep. 9, 1944, and then into Luxembourg on Sep. 16, 1944. They moved back into Belgium on Oct. 4, 1944, and then into Germany on Feb. 26, 1945. They then moved into Czechoslovakia on May 8, 1945. The unit shipped back to the U.S., arriving in New York on Feb. 21, 1946. Unit was deactivated on Feb. 22, 1946, at Camp Kilmer, NJ. Attached/Supported: V Corps. Information gathered from WWII Order of Battle by Shelby L. Stanton.

3.) PMGP (Provisional Military Government Police Force Battalion) Historical and After Action Reports - On September 11, 1944, the 3rd Tank Destroyer Group was assigned the duties of organizing, administering and furnishing the Headquarters organization for the V Corps PMGP Force. Lt. Colonel Matthews, CO, 3rd TD Gp, was designated as Corps Security Officer. He was charged with responsibility for the enforcement of all orders and regulations of the Corps Commander imposed by the Military Government in areas specifically assigned to him by Corps orders. Authority for this was GO No. 51, Hq V Corps, APO 305, dated Sept. 10, 1944.